WEBVTT AYO IS DOWNTOWN.BOB, WE UNDERSTAND, MILLER ISNOT LIKELY TO LEARN HER SENTENCETODAY.BOB: SHE ENTERED THE COURTHOUSETHIS MORNING SAYING ONLY THATSHE WAS NERVOUS AS SHE ENTEREDTHE COURTROOM.ON THE STAND SO FAR TODAY, THEFBI AGENT WITH AN ACCOUNTINGEXPERTISE WAS A LEADINVESTIGATOR, THE ISSUEULTIMATELY BEFORE THE JUDGE ISONE OR NOT SHE WILL SPEND TIMEIN PRISON.THE PROSECUTION SAYS THE JUDGESHOULD CONSIDER SENDING HER TOTWO YEARS TO TWO AND A HALFYEARS IN PRISON, HER DEFENSECLAIMING SHE SHOULD GETPROBATION ALONE BECAUSE THEREWAS NO FINANCIAL DAMAGE TO THEPEOPLE FROM WHOM SHE WAS HIDINGINCOME IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.ONE NEW BIT OF INFORMATION THATCAME TO LIGHT DURING THETESTIMONY TODAY, HE READ INTOTHE RECORD AT THE PROSECUTOR'SREQUEST, CONTENT OF AN EMAILFROM SOMEONE INVOLVED IN THEPRODUCTION OF "DANCE MOMS"SCOLDING MILLER, TELLING HER TOSTOP SABOTAGING THE SHOW,AND ASKING IF THE BANKRUPTCYJUDGE KNOWS ABOUT THE OTHERASSETS OTHER THAN THE SHOW, ATISSUE, SOME OF THE INCOME SHEALLEGEDLY HID, PAYMENTS FORTHINGS SUCH AS REFURBISHING HERDANCE STUDIO, PERSONALAPPEARANCES, CLOTHING, OTHERPROMOTIONAL ITEMS.

'Dance Moms' sentencing likely to last at least two days

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Updated: 8:29 PM CDT May 8, 2017

The federal bankruptcy fraud sentencing for former "Dance Moms" reality star Abby Lee Miller is set to conclude before a federal judge in Pittsburgh.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Melucci wants Miller to go to prison for trying to avoid repaying hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt by hiding about $775,000 in income from a bankruptcy judge.

Miller's attorneys are expected to call witnesses when the hearing continues Monday, after which she'll be sentenced. Miller and her attorneys said they won't comment until then, but had argued when the complicated hearing began in January that she deserves probation instead of prison.